Federal Supreme Court confirms responsibility of price control for municipal waste
The price supervisor can continue to assess acceptance prices for municipal waste. The Federal Supreme Court has not accepted an appeal by Limeco. The Limmat Valley waste recycler wanted to have it reviewed whether the price watchdog is responsible for these prices at all.
The Federal Court in Lausanne is not reviewing whether the price supervisor is responsible for the acceptance prices of municipal waste. According to a ruling on 11 April, it did not accept an appeal by Limeco for procedural reasons, the Limmat Valley regional utility writes in a press release.
Limeco had lodged an appeal against a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court in St. Gallen on 10 November 2023. In doing so, the company wanted to have the jurisdiction of the price supervisor reviewed.
However, the St.Gallen judgement of 2023 had ruled in favour of Limeco on the merits. The court ruled that the price supervisor had based its 2018 price reduction order on incorrect calculations. Limeco had charged CHF 150 per tonne of municipal waste for thermal recycling. The price supervisor reduced the price to CHF 102 in its ruling.
With the current decision of the Federal Court in Lausanne, the price supervisor can continue to assess the acceptance prices for municipal waste in the future. However, it must adhere to the framework set by the St.Gallen court.
The Limeco member municipalities include Dietikon, Geroldswil, Oberengstringen, Oetwil a.d.L., Schlieren, Unterengstringen, Urdorf and Weiningen.